State of Silence
dir. Santiago Maza Stern | Documentary | Mexico | 2024 | liet., angl. Subt. | 1hr 22mins
State of Silence follows four Mexican reporters who risk their lives in the world’s most dangerous country for journalists, pursuing their calling for truth, shedding light on the pain and fear that their fellow citizens endure after two decades of the so-called war against drugs. They are investigators, chroniclers, and victims of the violence unleashed by the narcopolítica system: that dangerous point of fusion between organised crime corporations and local corrupt governments.
Diego Luna, actor/director and producer of State of Silence says: “In a country like Mexico, where impunity reaches alarming levels, it is independent journalism that guides us towards the truth…`My concern and indignation arise from the conditions under which they carry out their work, leading to the creation of this documentary as a tool to denounce the situation.”
N-16
Wednesday 19th June 2024. Screening time tbc, followed by Q&A with director Santiago Maza Stern and journalist Jesús Medina.